About VAA

For over 50 years, the VAA has been recognized by the auction industry as a professional organization worthy of emulation.

Under the leadership of Morris Fannon (Pennington Gap), the following dedicated and far seeing gentlemen met at the Roanoke Hotel, Roanoke, VA in May, 1958 for the purpose of organizing the Virginia Auctioneers Association.

Bernard Hart, Secretary of the National Auctioneers Association, also participated in an advisory capacity. The VAA was chartered at this meeting and has progressed steadily in strength of membership and attainment of its goals.

The Virginia Auctioneers Association is leading the way into the 21st Century!

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CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF HISTORY – 1958 – 2008!

Bristol, Virginia – January, 2008

CHARTER MEMBERS OF THE VAA

  • Morris Fannon (Pennington Gap)
  • Foster Sheets (Roanoke)
  • Garland Sheets (Roanoke)
  • Stanley King (Wytheville)
  • Jake Horney (Wytheville)
  • Bill Lockridge
  • Richard Wright (Bridgewater)
  • Harry Hoffman (Norfolk)
  • L.M. Young, Jr. (Roanoke)
  • Leo Ownby (Richmond)
  • Rex Goss (Galax)
  • Hopkins Brothers
  • Johnny Midgette (Norfolk)
  • Ed Sharp (Roanoke)
  • George Shields
  • Charles Furr
  • Spillman Short

Our Mission

Since its founding in 1958, the mission of the Virginia Auctioneers Association (VAA) has been to promote the professionalism of auctioneers and auctions through education and technology.

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